diff --git a/roles/edpm_libvirt/tasks/virsh-secret.yml b/roles/edpm_libvirt/tasks/virsh-secret.yml
index e051da996..3d86c128c 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_libvirt/tasks/virsh-secret.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_libvirt/tasks/virsh-secret.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.command: "podman exec libvirt_virtqemud bash -c 'virsh secret-set-value $FSID --base64 $KEY'"
   environment:
     FSID: "{{ fsid }}"
-    KEY: "{{ cephx_key.stdout }}"
+    KEY: "{{ cephx_key.stdout | regex_replace('\"', '') }}"
   when:
     - cephx_key.stdout is defined
-    - cephx_key.stdout | regex_search('^[a-zA-Z0-9+/]{38}==$')
+    - cephx_key.stdout | regex_replace('\"', '') | regex_search('^[a-zA-Z0-9+/]{38}==$')